Ranking Eclipse Award Winners: Turf Horse
In celebration of the 50th year of the Eclipse Awards, Brisnet staff and contributors have delved into the history of the past five decades of champions and come up with individual thoughts on the best, […]
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Best of Hanson: 2020 Anthology
The cessation of racing in most jurisdictions during the darker days of the pandemic last spring afforded me the opportunity to produce a few more historically-oriented features during the course of the year than would […]
Manila schooled his rivals when writing a new chapter in Churchill Downs history
Who was Manila and how did he come to dynamically impact the debut of Churchill Down’s Turf Course? […]
Best of Hanson 2017: An Anthology
The end of another year is upon us, thus time to anthologize some of my better (IMHO) takes and features published throughout 2017 at Brisnet.com. (you can find my “Best of” collections for 2015 and […]
Arlington Million Memories: Manila still the best 30 years on
“If I had a European runner and took a look at this field, I wouldn’t come over, either.” So said Hall of Fame trainer Charlie Whittingham to the Chicago Tribune on the eve of the […]